Spills · oil

Saint lawrence seaway

Shoreline Impact St.lawrence Seaway; Saint Lawrence Seaway · NOAAORR-9058

issued
1985-07-19 00:00Z
status
cancelled 1985-08-02 00:00Z
self-cancels
1985-08-02 00:00Z
authority
NOAA OR&R
sea
Gulf of St. Lawrence
position
45.416, -73.788
source
incidentnews · first seen 2026-09-03 15:09Z

Original warning text

Shoreline Impact St.Lawrence Seaway; Saint Lawrence Seaway.
Saint Lawrence Seaway.
1. Shoreline impacted in the St Lawrence Seaway between Snow & Ice Man Locks. ~1mile off shore impacted with heavy to light oil. Politically sensitive area - request an SSC on-scene to make decisions and clean-up recommendations.
2. THREAT: OIL.
3. POSITION 45.416N 073.788W. NOAA INCIDENTNEWS 9058: https://incidentnews.noaa.gov/incident/9058

This area · spills & pollution incidents

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